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CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Dated 5th June, 1939.
Received 12.9 p.m. 5th June, 1939.
No.168.
Addressed to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies telegram No. 168 repeated to Tokio No.51,
Shanghai No.68.
By immediately preceding telegram.
Following
received from Canton telegram No.131 of 3rd June begins.
Your telegram No. 61 I spoke to the Japanese Consul
General this morning in the sense of your telegram.
He noted and appreciated your language but replied that
the Japanese authorities having received this information
could take no chance and their aeroplanes were watching
the delta night and day and would pursue the Chinese
war aeroplanes into British territory if necessary.
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